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International Art Josef Lebovic Gallery 103a Anzac Parade (cnr Duke Street) Kensington (Sydney) NSW Ph: (02) 9663 4848; Fax: (02) 9663 4447 Email: [email protected] Web: www.joseflebovicgallery.com Collectors’ List No. 146, 2010

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Page 1: International Art · This engraving from Blake’s Illustrations of the Book of Job, is considered to be one of the book’s best images. 21. William Heath (Brit., 1795-1840). The

InternationalArt

Josef Lebovic Gallery103a Anzac Parade (cnr Duke Street)

Kensington (Sydney) NSWPh: (02) 9663 4848; Fax: (02) 9663 4447

Email: [email protected]: www.joseflebovicgallery.comCollectors’ List No. 146, 2010

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2. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528). Christ Among The Doctors, c1503/18th century printing. Woodcut, monogrammed in block lower centre, 29.8 x 20.7cm. Slight foxing overall. $5,500 From the series Life of the Virgin. Ref: Bartsch #91, Knappe p241, M. Holl #203. A strong impression with most of the border intact.

3. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528). Saints Stephen, Sixtus And Lawrence, c1503-1505/18th century printing. Woodcut, monogrammed in block lower centre, 21.2 x 14.2cm. Slight foxing overall. $2,900 From the series, Conrad Celtes: Quattuor Libri Amorum. Ref: Knappe p224, Bartsch #108.A strong impression, with only two minor breaks in the border.

1. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528). The Glorification Of The Virgin, c1500-1501/late 16th century impression. Woodcut, monogrammed in block lower centre, 29.2 x 21.3cm. Old horizontal fold across centre of image. $4,400 From the series, Life of the Virgin. Ref: Knappe p245, Bartsch #95. This print has a strong unbroken border.

JOSEF LEBOVIC GALLERYEstablished 1977

103a Anzac Parade, Kensington (Sydney) NSWPost: PO Box 93, Kensington NSW 2033, AustraliaTel:  (02) 9663 4848 • Fax:  (02) 9663 4447 •    Intl:  (+61-2)

Email:  [email protected]  •  Web:  joseflebovicgallery.com Open:  Wed  to  Fri  1-6pm,  Sat  12-5pm  •  ABN  15  800  737  094Member  of    •     Association  of  International  Photography  Art  Dealers  Inc. International Fine Print Dealers Assoc. • Australian Art & Antique Dealers Assoc.

COLLECTORS’ LIST No. 146, 2010

International ArtCompiled by Josef & Jeanne Lebovic, Lenka Miklos, Mariela Brozky

On exhibition from Sat., 11 December to Sat., 29 January 2011, and on our website from Wed., 15 December. 

All items have been illustrated in this catalogue. Prices are in Australian dollars and include GST. Exch. rates as at time of printing:

AUD $1.00 = USD $0.96¢; UK £0.60p© Licence by VISCOPY AUSTRALIA 2010 LRN 5523

Josef Lebovic Gallery at KensingtonThe gallery has resumed normal trading hours and the new space on the ground floor should be open by Saturday, 11 December. The gallery will close for the holidays from 6pm on Friday, 24 December and reopen on Wednesday, 12 January 2011. During this period we will be available by chance or by appointment: please contact us on 0411 755 887.

To all our clients and friends - our best wishes for a joyous festive season and our hopes for a peaceful and prosperous new year.

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8. Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Three Oriental Figures, 1641/1868. Etching, signed and dated in plate upper right, 14.4 x 11.3cm. Minor foxing to margins. $4,400 Published in Hamerton’s book in 1868 from the original plate. Ref: Bartsch #118, 2nd state; Hind #183, listed as Jacob and Laban. A crisp, clean impression with wide margins.

7. Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Man In A High Cap (Rembrandt’s Father), 1630/ late 18th–early 19th century. Etching, initialled and dated in plate upper left, 10.1 x 8.5cm. $3,900 Ref: Bartsch #321, iii/iii; Hind #22, iii/iii; Nowell-Usticke #321, v/vi.

6. Hans Brosamer (German, c1500-c1552). Hans Sachs, 51 Years Old, 1545/c1800. Woodcut, dated and titled in block lower left to right, 31.5 x 28.2cm. Repaired tears and paper loss, stains to image. $1,100 Hans Sachs (1494-1576), was a German meistersinger (mastersinger), poet, playwright and shoemaker.

5. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528). Saint Veronica Between Saints Peter And Paul, 1510/c1612. Woodcut, dated and monogrammed in block upper and lower centre, numbered “XXIII” and annotated in ink in Latin in an unknown hand in upper and lower margins, letterpress text in Latin verso, 12.8 x 10cm. Minor foxing and old crinkles to margins. $3,300 Printed by Daniel Bissuccio, Venice. From the series, The Small Passion. Ref: Kurth #244.The print’s margins are unusually generous, measuring approximately 1.3cm to 2.7cm.

4. After Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528), engraver Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, c1475-1534). Christ Among The Doctors, c1506/later printing. Engraving, Durer’s monogram and number “15” in plate lower centre, 29.4 x 21cm. Minor foxing and creases overall, slight stains and tears to margins. $3,900 Marcantonio, capitalising on Durer’s fame, copied his woodcuts from the series, Life of the Virgin. Ref: Kurth #189.

9. Anon. La Noble, Et Ample Ville De Cologne ..., c1650. Woodcut with letterpress text, title in block above image, legend references and captions in block overall, 17.2 x 37.3cm. Repaired join across lower portion, minor foxing. Laid down on acid-free tissue. $1,650 Text includes the identification of buildings considered to be noteworthy within Cologne, including: 11 colleges, 12 monasteries, 10 nunneries.

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15. John Collet (Brit., c1725-1780). The Sudden Explosion In Fording The Brook, c1780. Mezzotint, title and text with number “440” in plate below image, 35 x 24.8cm. Minor discolouration to image, minor tears and creases to edges of trimmed margins, rubbing to lower right corner. $990 Text includes “From the original picture by John Collet ... Printed for and sold by Carrington Bowles at his Map & Print Warehouse, No. 69 in St Paul’s Church Yard, London.”

14. Paul Sandby (British, 1730-1809). Pimble Meer, 1777. Aquatint with etching, plate number “X”, artist’s name, publisher’s line including date, and title in plate above and below image, 23.7 x 31.3cm. Trimmed margins, slight stains and soiling overall. $1,650 Publisher’s line reads “Published according to Act of Parliament by P. Sandby, St George’s Row, Oxford Turnpike, Sept. 1777.”

13. Anon. [Seated Figure With Raised Arm], c1750. Red chalk drawing, 40.9 x 27.5cm. Framed. $1,100

10. Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615-1673). Glaucus And Scylla, c1661. Etching with drypoint, signed in plate lower right, 35 x 23.5cm. Minor foxing to lower portion, slight creases and soiling to margins. $1,900 Held in Boston Museum of Fine Art, and Washington DC National Gallery of Art collections. Ref: Wallace, The Etchings of Salvator Rosa, 1979, plate 101.

11. After Godfried Schalcken (Dutch, 1643-1706). [Young Woman Holding A Candle In A Bedchamber], c1720. Mezzotint, artist, printmaker and publisher’s name in Dutch in plate below image, 28.1 x 22.5cm. Scuffs and slight surface loss to image, some foxing, trimmed to plate mark. $990 The print was engraved by Nicholaas Verkolje (Dutch, 1673–1746) and published by Gerard Valck.Dutch painter and etcher Schalcken was noted for his mastery in reproducing the effect of candlelight.

12. Anon. Murder Of Abel, c1750. Red chalk drawing on two sheets of paper joined together, titled in ink lower left, 42.6 x 38cm. Slight rubbing and minor perforation to upper edge, old fold with repaired paper loss and tear to right portion. Framed. $1,650

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20. Aloys Senefelder (German, 1771-1834)

Pair of lithographs relating to the “father of litho-graphy” Aloys Senefelder: one portraying him, the other printed by Senefelder’s company. The pair $4,400Problems with the printing of one of his plays and publishing costs led German actor and playwright Aloys Senefelder (1771-1834) to invent a more affordable printing process in 1796. Originally named “stone printing” or “chemical printing” the process became known by the French name “lithography.”

19. Francisco Goya y Lucientes (Span., 1746-1828). Que Valor (What Courage), c1814/later printing. Etching and aquatint, plate number “7” and title in plate above and below image, 15.2 x 20.5cm. Slight foxing overall, old mount burn. $1,950 This print is from the series Los Desastres de la Guerra (The Disasters of War).Illustrated in Perez Sanchez and Gallego, Goya, 1995, p95.

18. Francisco Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746-1828). Hilan Delgado (They Spin Finely), 1799/later printing. Etching and aquatint, plate number “44” and title in plate above and below image, 21.8 x 15.4cm. Slight staining overall. $1,950 This print is from the fifth edition of Los Caprichos published by Calcografia for Real Academia.

Illustrated in Perez Sanchez and Gallego, Goya, 1995, p59.

17. Francisco Goya y Lucientes (Span., 1746-1828). Si Amanece, Nos Vamos (When Day Breaks We Will Be Off), 1799/c1855. Etching and aquatint, plate number “71” and title in plate above and below image, 20.7 x 14.9cm. $1,950 This print is from the second edition of Los Caprichos (The Fantasies) published by Calcografia. Consisting of 80 images, Los Caprichos was the first collection of etchings produced by Goya for sale as a single set. In 1803, fearful of the Spanish Inquisition, Goya gave the plates to Charles IV in return for a pension for his son. The plates were permanently stored in the Royal Chalcographical Archive, and subsequently published.Illustrated in Perez Sanchez and Gallego, Goya, 1995, p77.

16. Thomas Rowlandson (Brit., 1757- 1827). Lust And Avarice, 1788. Hand-coloured engraving, title and text including signature and date in plate lower centre, 30.2 x 21.5cm. Slight stains overall, trimmed plate mark. $1,650 Text reads “Published November 29th 1788 by W. Rowlandson, No. 49 Broad Street, Bloomsbury.”

(b) Anon. Pierre Gassendi, c1803. Lithograph, title and text below image, 21.4 x 18.2cm (image). Slight foxing and surface soiling overall.Text in French includes “lith. by Senefelder.” Pierre Gassendi (1592–1655) was an important and influential French philosopher, priest, scientist, astronomer, and mathematician.

(a) After Nicholas-Henri Jacob (French, 1782-1871). [Aloys Senefelder], c1820s. Lithograph, initialled “F.W.” in image lower left, titled in pencil below image in an unknown hand, 11.4 x 9.5cm. Slight foxing and surface soiling overall. This is a later interpretation of the portrait by Nicholas-Henri Jacob, which appeared in the first French edition of Senefelder’s manual on lithography in 1819.

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23. Anon. A Predicament, 1833. Litho -graph, annotated “Litho. Chatham”, titled, initialled and dated in lower margin, 32.5 x 40.5cm. Repaired tears to edges of margins. $1,350Rare early lithograph of India, depicting a jungle scene.

22. William Blake (British, 1757-1827). And Smote Job With Sore Boils From The Sole Of His Foot To The Crown Of His Head, 1825/later printing. Engraving, plate number “6”, captioned, signed and publishing line with date in plate upper right to lower centre, 21.5 x 17cm. Minor foxing to lower corners of image and to margins. $7,700 Caption commences “Naked came I out of my Mother’s womb & naked shall I return thither. The Lord gave & the Lord hath taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord.” Publishing line reads “London, as Act directs. Published March 8, 1825, by William Blake, No. 3, Fountain Court, Strand.” This engraving from Blake’s Illustrations of the Book of Job, is considered to be one of the book’s best images.

21. William Heath (Brit., 1795-1840). The Man Wots Got The Whip Hand Of ‘Em All, c1820. Hand-coloured etching, captioned, titled and dated with publisher’s line in plate upper and lower centre, 35 x 25.2cm. Minor stains, creases, tears and missing portions to edges of image and margins. $2,200 Text reads “Pub. May 30th 1820 by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket, sole publisher of P. Pry Caricatures.” Captions in image read “Free Press. The man wot drives the sovereign.”

24. Anon. [Scenes From India Including Temples, Deer And Water Buffalo Hunting], 1833-1843. Group of eight lithographs, dated and initialled in lower part of image, some with annotations, sizes range from 23.2 x 43cm to 44 x 45.7cm. Most have major repairs to missing portions and tears to edges of margins and to old centre fold, soiled edges. Fully illustrated on website. The group $7,700Group of rare, early Indian lithographs, some from Corbyne, Tenasserim Provinces. Most annotated with the time of day the image was drawn.

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25. Anon. Thugs, 1836. Lithograph, initialled “F.P.” and dated in image lower right, 23.8 x 31.7cm. Missing portions, tears, pinholes and old centre fold. Laid down on acid-free tissue. $1,350Rare early lithograph depicting Thugs in India. Thug is an Anglo-Indian word referring to a cult of Hindu and Muslim highwaymen, who were not common robbers and took pride in their station in life.

30. Johan-Barthold Jongkind (Dutch, 1819-1891). Rotterdam (Moullins De Holland), 1861. Etching, titled, dated and signed in plate lower right, 14 x 19.5cm. $990 From the first edition by Hamerton, lacking the later (1872) Cadart edition imprint. Held in the NGA collection. Ref: Melot #J14.

29. Edouard Manet (French, 1832-1883). Edgar Allan Poe, 1860/1890. Etching, 19.2 x 15.1cm. Slight foxing overall. $2,900 This is Manet’s first etching which was based on a daguerreotype by Nadar. It was initially intended for an edition of Baudelaire’s articles on Poe. Ref: Harris #2.

27. James McNeill Whistler (Amer./Brit., 1834-1903). Sketches On The Coast Survey Plate 1854. Etching, initialled “J.W.” in plate upper centre, anno tated in pencil in an unknown hand on backing below image, 14.5 x 26cm.

$3,900 Annotation reads “Hudson

River at West Point, North Jersey.” Ref: Kennedy #1.“After West Point, Whistler worked as draftsman mapping the entire U.S. coast for military and maritime purposes. …[When] it was discovered he was drawing sea serpents, mermaids, and whales [etc.] on the margins of the maps, he was transferred to the etching division of the U.S. Coast Survey which later proved valuable to his [artistic] career.” Ref: Wikipedia.

26. Charles-Francois Daubigny (French, 1817-1878). Les Charrettes De Roulage, 1850. Etching on mezzotint ground, on chine collé, numbered “10” in plate upper right, signed with text in plate lower left to right, 11.7 x 17.7cm. Minor foxing to margins. $990 Text reads “Imp. par Aug. Delatre, F’bourg, Poissonniere, 145 Paris.” Held in the Art Gallery of NSW collection.

28. Samuel Palmer (British, 1805-1881). Early Ploughman also known as The Morning Spread Upon The Mountains, 1860/1889. Etching, titled in pencil in another hand verso, 13 x 19.6cm. Discolouration to margins. $2,900 Samuel Palmer is considered to be one of the foremost British pastoral artists of the 19th century. Printmaking was his preferred form of expression and he often reworked the plates until he was satisfied with the result. The Early Ploughman is one of his more important etchings because it displays all the characteristics one would expect to see in a work by Palmer. Ref: Lister #E9.

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32. Max Klinger (German, 1857-1920). Amor Und Psyche, 1880. Book in original binding with cover designed by Klinger, comprising 46 original etchings including etched vignettes on China paper, sizes range from 6.9 x 10.5cm to 25.5 x 17.6cm (image); 36 x 28cm (book). In very good condition. $4,400 Fifteen etchings are full plate, the remainder are laid down on the text page with decorated borders.

31. Max Klinger (German, 1857-1920). Intermezzi, Opus IV, 1879-1880/1881. Portfolio of 12 etchings with chine-collé with the exception of Plate 12, all are signed and sequentially numbered in plate below image, with Plate 12 also signed and dated “1879 [and] 1881” in plate lower right, sizes range from 20.3 x 42.5cm to 42.9 x 29.8cm (image); 63 x 45cm (portfolio). Fully illustrated on website. $3,900 Folio consists of diverse themes, including several images of centaurs in landscapes with four images inspired by the novel, Simplicius Simplicissimus, by H.J.C. von Grimmelshausen, published in 1669. The folio is dedicated to art dealer and engraver, Hermann Sagert, who is credited to have taught etching to Klinger. Titles of works are 1) Bear and Elf, 2) At the Seaside, 3) Pursued Centaur, 4) Moonlit Night, 5) Battling Centaurs, 6) Landslide, 7) Simplicius’s Writing Room, 8) Simplicius at the Hermit’s Grave, 9) Simplicius among the Soldiers 10) Simplicius in the Forest Wilderness, 11) Fallen Rider, 12) Love, Death and Beyond.

Ref: Singer #52-63; Holloway and Zdanowicz, Max Klinger, National Gallery of Victoria, 1981.

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37. Pierre Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919). De Face, c1893. Lithograph, printed in brown ink, 28.2 x 23.4cm. Foxing to margins, repaired tears and paper loss. Laid down on acid-free tissue. $7,700 Edition of 100. Rare image of Renoir’s first son, Pierre, published in 1893 in L’Estampe Originale by André Marty.Ref: Stella, plate 27.

36. Paul Gauguin (French, 1848-1903). Mahna No Varua Ino (The Devil Speaks), 1893/1921. Woodcut, initialled “P.G.O.” and titled by Gauguin in block lower left, numbered “53”, annotated and signed in pencil by artist’s son Pola Gauguin in upper and lower margins, 20.2 x 35.4cm. Slight cockling, rubbing and old mount burn to margins. $8,800 Annotation reads “Paul Gauguin fait. [made by], Pola Gaugin imp. [printed by].” [

Gauguin’s son, Paul Rollon “Pola” Gauguin (1883-1961), was also an artist and art critic. He printed a number of impressions from his father’s original wood blocks to make them more accessible to the public. Ref: Kornfeld #19.

35. Thomas R. Way (British, 1851-1913). James McNeill Whistler, c1890s. Lithograph, initialled in image lower left, signed in pencil in lower margin, 20.4 x 14.1cm. Slight retouching to image upper right, minor foxing to lower margin, old mount burn. $2,200 Way’s famous portrait of Whistler with a “white feather” in his hair. Whistler had a white lock of hair which was often mistaken for a feather.

34. Norbert Goeneutte (French, 1854-1894). [Two Figures Playing A Board Game], c1890s. Etching, signed in plate lower right, 15.8 x 19.9cm. Slight rubbing to lower edge of image, tears and old mount burn to margins. $660

33. James McNeill Whistler (American/British, 1834-1903). The Tyresmith, 1890. Lithograph, signed with butterfly in image centre left, 16.6 x 17.6cm. Minor soiling to lower edge of image and margins. $1,350 Published by T.R. Way for Whirlwind 2, No. 20, November 15, 1890 in an edition of 500 to 1,000. The Tyresmith was second of three lithographs submitted by Whistler to be published in the journal Whirlwind: A Lively and Eccentric Newspaper. Ref: Spink, Stratis & Tedeschi #36; Levy #41; University of Glasgow.

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41. Henry Detouche (French, 1854-1913). Dans Les Ronces (In The Brambles), 1898. Colour lithograph with pochoir, signed in image lower right, L’Estampe Moderne stamp in lower margin, 35.1 x 24.5cm. $1,450 Edition of 150, published by Charles Masson and H. Piazza, printed in Paris by Champrenois. Held in the National Gallery of Australia collection.

40. James McNeill Whistler (American/British, 1834-1903). Little Evelyn, 1896. Lithograph, mono-grammed with butterfly in image upper left, letterpress text below image lower left, 17.5 x 11.6cm. Minor foxing and stains to margins, old mount burn. $1,350 Trimmed text reads “Art Journal, March, 1896.” From an edition of 3,000, printed by Thomas Way (Whistler’s favourite printer) for the publication The Art Journal, 48, No. 135 (March 1896). The subject of this image, Evelyn, was the daughter of art dealer David Croal Thompson of Highgate.Held in the National Gallery of Australia collection.

39. Arthur W. Dow (Amer., 1857-1922). Modern Art, 1896. Colour lithograph, signed in image lower left, embossed Les Maitres de L’Affiche stamp and text in lower margin, 28.9 x 23cm (image). Tears to margins. $1,100 Text includes “Les Maitres de l’Affiche, pl. 36.” Jules Cheret invented the poster in the 1860s and soon they became a popular collectors’ item. However, by the early 1890s, as their large size became difficult to store, the publication, Les Maitres de l’Affiche, was established to provide posters in a smaller format to accommodate collectors. From 1895 to 1900, Les Maitres de l’Affiche was issued in monthly instalments of four posters.

38. H. Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864-1901). Yvette Guilbert Vue Par Toulouse-Lautrec, 1894/1950. As issued, unbound letterpress book (French binding) with original paper wrappers and boards, including one original lithograph by Toulouse-Lautrec, Colombine à Pierrot, monogrammed in image upper left, and 31 lithographs after Toulouse-Lautrec printed by David Jacomet, three of these with pochoir colouring, stamped number “831” from an edition of 1,500 on colophon, sizes range from 22 x 10.8cm to 41.6 x 21cm (approx.

each image); 38.8 x 28.5 x 1cm (book). Minor dents and discolouration to edges of pages, slight missing portions and discolouration to spine of cover. $2,900 Text by Claude Roger-Marx, published by Au Pont des Arts, Paris, 1950.

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44. William Nicholson (British, 1872-1949). An Alphabet, 1898/1978. Set of 38 images consisting of 34 woodcuts reprinted from Nicholson’s original woodblocks, one copper electrotype, two line blocks and one process lithograph, editioned 150/300 and signed in ink by Edward Craig and two printers in accompanying booklet, each image with embossed sequence number and Whittington Press blind stamp in lower margin, 24.8 x 19.8cm (approx. each image); 40 x 29cm (paper). Fully illustrated on website. The set $4,900 The set is housed in a clamshell cloth covered box, and accom panied with

quarto-sized booklet in letterpress, William Nicholson’s “An Alphabet”: An introduction to the reprint from the original woodblocks by Edward Craig. The booklet, printed by Rosalind and John Randle, includes three original woodblocks by Joseph Crawhall. The set includes seven variant images unused by Nicholson, and a lithographic facsimile of an unfinished block.

43. William Nicholson (British, 1872-1949). “X” - Xylographer [Wood Engraver], c1898. Colour lithograph, captioned in block upper centre, 24.9 x 19.7cm. $990

42. William Nicholson (British, 1872-1949). “A” Was An Artist, c1898. Colour lithograph, captioned in block lower centre, 24.7 x 19.7cm. Minor foxing to margins. $990

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49. Jean (Hans) Arp (French, 1886-1966). Untitled, 1949. Lithograph in blue and black, 35.6 x 46.5cm. Centre fold as issued, slight discolouration to edges. $990 Published in Derrière le Miroir, No. 20-21, this lithograph was issued for the exhibition, Les premiers maîtres de l’art abstrait and was hung at both Musée de Grenoble and Maeght Gallery in May 1949.

48. Karel Appel (Dutch, 1921-2006). [Abstract Figure], 1969. Colour litho graph, edition-ed 56/75, signed and dated in pencil in lower margin, 64.1 x 50.5cm. Slight foxing to margins. $1,950 Appel was a Dutch painter, print-maker, sculptor, and poet. He started painting at the age of fourteen and studied at the Royal Academy in Amsterdam in the 1940s. He was one of the founders of the avant-garde movement Cobra in 1948.

47. Stanley Anderson (Brit., 1884-1966). Hedge-laying, 1945. Engraving, monogrammed in plate lower right, signed in pencil in lower margin, text on mount lower left, accompanying information sheet, 10 x 7.6cm. Tipped to original presentation mount, with envelope. $770 Text on mount reads “An original line-engraving by Stanley Anderson, RA, RE, is published in an edition of two hundred and fifty copies, exclusively for members of The Miniature Print Society,1244

Martha Custis Drive, Alexandria, Virginia [USA]. December, 1945.”

46. Alastair (Baron Hans Henning Voigt, German, 1887-1969). Mlle De Maupin III, c1926. Pen and ink, signed and titled in ink verso, 15.5 x 15.8cm. Old mount burn. $3,900 Alastair was an artist, composer, dancer, mime, poet, singer and translator. Strongly influenced by Beardsley, he was known for his book illustrations,

which included Oscar Wilde’s Salome, Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher, as well as the drawings for the book Mademoiselle de Maupin by Theophile Gautier.

45. Felix Vallotton (Swiss/French, 1865-1925). Portrait Of Puvis De Chavannes, 1899. Woodcut with tinted background, monogrammed in block lower right, studio stamp in red ink in lower margin, 18.1 x 13.2cm. $880

50. Robert Austin (British, 1895-1973). [Woman Studying A Drawing], 1938. Etching, initialled “R.S.A.” in plate lower centre, signed and dated in pencil in lower margin, 13.5 x 10.2cm. $990

Twentieth Century

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54. Siegfried Berndt (German, 1889-1946). [Windmill], c1920s. Colour woodcut, annotated “eisenhanddruck” and signed in pencil in lower margin, 19 x 24.9cm. Crease to lower centre of image, slight foxing, cockling and old creases to margins, tipped to original backing. $770

53. Siegfried Berndt (German, 1889-1946). [Bridge By Night], c1920s. Colour woodcut, annotated “eisenhanddruck” and signed in pencil in lower margin, 19.9 x 25cm. Slight foxing, cockling and old creases to margins, tipped to original backing. $880 Berndt was greatly influenced by the work of Hiroshige and the art of the Japanese woodblock.

52. Frank Beck (Amer., 1893-1962). [Miners], c1960s. Group of three gouaches on scraper board, one signed lower left with Sunday Color stamp verso, (a) 33 x 51cm, (b) 25 x 49.5cm, (c) 40 x 35cm. Some scuffs and dents overall, stains and paper remnants to borders. The group $2,650 Beck was an illustrator for newspapers and magazines in the USA.

51. Mario Avati (French, 1921-2009). Le Corbeau (Crow), c1958. Aquatint, editioned 198/220, titled and signed in pencil with “GG” blind stamp in lower margin, annotated in pencil in an unknown hand on slip attached to mount verso, 44.7 x 60.5cm. Slight mount burn. $770 Annotation in French reads “Nature Morte [still life] ou Corbeau. Aquatinte originale signée.”

55. Horace Boardman Wright (British, 1888-1915). Old Shoeing Forge, 1910. Etching, titled, signed and dated in pencil in lower margin, 12.3 x 17.4cm. Minor foxing and tear to right edge of margin. $770

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57. Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867-1947). Simili, 1930. Leather and buckram bound book, original paper wrappers, containing seven original drypoints by Bonnard, stamped number “164” from an edition of 310 on colophon, sizes range from 5 x 7.8cm to 13.7 x 8.4cm (approx. each image); 22.3 x 17.8 x 2.2cm (book). Fully illustrated on website. $3,300 Simili is a play in three acts by Claude Roger-Marx, printed in Paris, 1930, by Robert Couloma (text) and Maurice Vernant (images).

56. Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867-1947). Dingo, 1923. As issued, unbound letterpress book (French binding) with original boards with partial paper wrappers, and slip case, containing 55 original etchings, some monogrammed in plate, number “265” from an edition of 350 on justification page, sizes range from 4 x 3.6cm to 28.7 x

22.8cm (approx. each image); 40 x 29 x 5cm (book). Discolouration, wear and repaired tears to paper wrappers. Fully illustrated on website. $6,600 Published by Ambroise Vollard, Éditeur, Paris, 1924.

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62. Frederick Carter (British, 1885-1967). Bacchanalian Figure, c1913. Etching, signed in pencil in lower margin, 23.5 x 19cm. $880

61. Frederick Carter (British, 1885-1967). Nude With Bracelet And Drapery, 1913. Etching, signed and dated in pencil in lower margin, 25.1 x 20.2cm. $880

60. Alexander Calder (Amer., 1898-1977). [Face], 1947. Litho-graph, signed and dated in reverse in image lower left, 23.2 x 20.3cm. Slight discolouration to edges. $880 From an edition of 999, published in Le Surréalisme en 1947, Exposition Internationale du Surréalisme. Présentée par André Breton et Marcel Duchamp, Pierre a Feu, Maeght Éditeur. Known as a sculptor, Calder also studied lithography at the Art Students League in 1925 and produced a small body of prints during his lifetime.

59. After Edward Burne- Jones (British, 1833-1898); engr. Abel Mignon (French, 1861-1910?). Spring, 1900. Engraving, printed on vellum, proof before letters, pub lisher’s line with date in plate above image, initialled “E.B.J.” in plate lower left, blind stamped “GY” and signed in pencil by engraver in lower margin, 45 x 30cm (image). Old tape, glue and paper remnants to edges of wide margins, old mount burn with minor foxing. $3,900 Publisher’s line includes “Copy-right 1900 by Mess. Arthur Tooth & Sons publishers, 5 & 6

Haymarket, London.” Held in the British Museum collection.

58. Georges Braque (French, 1882-1963). Une Aventure Méthodique, 1950. As issued, unbound letter-press book (French binding) with original paper wrappers, containing one original colour lithograph and 26 original black-and-white lithographs by Georges Braque, stamped number “207” from an edition of 250 and signed in pencil by Braque and Reverdy on colophon, sizes range from 4.1 x 13.2cm to 34 x 42.7cm (approx. each image), 33.6 x 44.5 x 3.3cm (book). Slight foxing to some pages, minor wear to cover.

$2,600 Text by Pierre Reverdy, published by Fernand Mourlot, Paris, 1950.

63. Mary Cassatt (Amer., 1844-1926). Denise Holding Her Child, c1905/later printing. Drypoint, 20.7 x 14.8cm. Slight foxing and two vertical creases to centre of image, old mount burn. $1,650 Ref: Breeskin #204.

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68. Raoul Dufy (French, 1877-1953). Le Pigeonnier II (The Pigeon House), 1951. Drypoint, editioned 205/225 in pencil with Guilde de la Gravure blind stamp in lower margin, annotated with title and artist name in an unknown hand in pencil verso, 22.2 x 19cm. Slight stain to upper left corner and crinkles to lower portion of image, minor foxing overall, small perforation to upper margin, old mount burn. $990

67. André Dunoyer de Segonzac (French, 1884-1974). [Reclining Female from “Nue Au Journal”], 1924. Etching, editioned 54/75 and signed in pencil with H. Petiet Editeur Paris blind stamp in lower margin, 17.7 x 12.7cm. $1,450

66. Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989). King Solomon, From “Song Of Songs” Series, 1971. Drypoint with pochoir and gold dust, annotated “E.A.” and signed in pencil in lower margin, watermarked “Arches France”, 40.3 x 25.3cm. Glue remnants to edges of margins. $1,850 Issued without text in an edition of 200. The total number of impressions for this series was 520 over two editions. Ref:

Prestel #468; Field #71-17(a).

65. Hugh M. Crowther (British, b.1914). [Banff National Park With Banff Springs Hotel, Alberta, Canada], 1956. Pastel, signed and dated lower right, 26.1 x 39.3cm. Minor smudging. Laid down on board. $1,350The Banff Springs Hotel is a former railway hotel constructed in stag-es from 1911 in a Scottish Baronial style, designed by an American architect, Walter S. Painter.

64. Prescott Chaplin (American, 1897-1968). [Mexican Village Scene], c1931. Hand-coloured woodcut, 18.4 x 27.2cm. Repaired tears and slight mount burn to margins. $880 From a portfolio of 12 colour woodcuts in an edition of 100, first issued in 1931. Published by Murray & Harris, Los Angeles.

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71. Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita (Japanese/French, 1886-1968). [Two Fish], c1930s. Pencil with watercolour and ink, signed in pencil lower right, 20 x 24.5cm. Laid down on original backing. $3,900

70. James R.G. Exley (Brit., 1878-1967). Rearing The Flying Corps, c1906. Etching with aquatint, titled, signed and annotated “fecit aqua forti” in plate lower right, signed in pencil in lower margin, 19 x 23cm. Slight foxing overall. $770 Exley’s subject matter largely focussed on poultry and small birds. Ref: Guichard, British Etchers 1850-1940, London.

69. XXe Siècle, Vol. 5-6, 1939. Soft-cover periodical in letterpress containing original linocuts by Gino Severini (Italian, 1883-1966), John Wardell Power (Australian, 1881-1943) and Louis Marcoussis (French, 1883-1941), original lithograph by Max Ernst (German, 1891–1976), and an original woodcut in two colours by Wassily Kandinsky (Russian, 1866-1944). Some prints are signed in the image, 31.8 x 24.7 x 0.7cm (periodical). Soiling and foxing to cover, some stains, wear and small tears to pages. $5,900

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75. Hamburg Artists’ Publishing Union. Das Neue Hamburg, 1923. Book in half vellum over white boards, containing 32 original wood engravings by various artists, editioned 29/50 and signed in ink by editor on imprint page, 27 of the images signed in pencil by the artist, sizes range from 17 x 12.1cm to 28.3 x 18.8cm (image); 32.2 x 24.5 x 1.8cm (book). Slight stains and wear to cover. Fully illustrated on website. $5,500 Edited by Karl Lorenz, published by Gemein-schaftsverlag Hamburgerischer Kunstler.The book contains work by the following artists:

Paul Schwemer x 3 signed, Adolf Brauer-Saar x 3 signed, Claus Wrage x 2 signed and dated “1922” and 1 unsigned, Otto Niebuhr x 3 signed, Heinrich Stegemann x 4 signed, Karl Opfermann x 3 signed and unsigned title page, Gerhad von Ruckteschell x 3 unsigned, Emil Maetzel x 3 signed, Robert Köpke x 3 signed, Kurt Löwengard x 3 signed.

74. Eduard Gubler (Swiss, 1891-1971). [Portrait Of Woman Wearing Head dress], c1920s. Etching with aquatint, signed in pencil in lower margin, 21.2 x 15.9cm. Retouched crease to image upper right, slight foxing, soiling and creases to margins. $880

73. Eduard Gubler (Swiss, 1891-1971). [Portrait Of Man Wearing Bowler Hat], c1920s. Etching with roulette, signed in pencil in lower margin, 12.2 x 10cm. Slight foxing to margins. $770

72. Don Freeman (Amer., b.1908). Deep In Hollywood, 1936. Litho graph, title, artist and date with printed American Artists Group (AAG) logo verso, accompanied with AAG certi ficate label with artist’s facsimile signature, 24 x 30.9cm. $1,350 Label includes “This print is an original lithograph made by me [Don Freeman] and printed with my approval and under my direction. It is in every respect the equivalent in quality of those prints issued by me in limited editions and sold at

comparatively high prices. Its low price is made possible by the edition being neither pencil signed nor arbitrarily limited.”

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80. Walter Klinkert (German, 1901-1959). [Fallen Bird], 1923. Etching, annotated “probedruck [proof]”, signed and dated in pencil in lower margin, 11.9 x 10.4cm. $990

79. Rockwell Kent (American, 1882-1971). Revisitation, 1928. Litho-graph, signed in pencil in lower margin, 21.6 x 34.8cm. Slight discolour- ation to margins. $1,650 From an edition of 100. Ref: Burne Jones #22.

78. K.M. Ishikawa. [Vietnamese Figurine With Detachable Fan], 1918. Bronze sculpture, signed, annotated “Hanoi” and dated on base, 30 x 12 x 10.5cm. $6,600Rare western-style bronze, produced when Vietnam was part of the French colonial Indochina empire which ran from the 1880s to 1940s.

77. Irwin D. Hoffman (Amer., 1901-1989). The Leatherneck, 1943. Etching with drypoint, signed and dated in plate lower right, titled and signed in pencil in lower margin, Associated American Artists authentication note attached on mount verso, 27.8 x 19.7cm. $660 Hoffman was an esteemed portrait painter, lithographer and etcher who received the John Taylor Arms prize from the Society of American Etchers and the Pennell Purchase Prize (Library of Congress).

76. J. Hanbart. [Two Budgerigars], c1920s. Colour woodcut, monogrammed in block lower centre, annotated in German and signed in pencil in lower margin, 22 x 16.2cm. Tipped to original backing, slight mount burn. $880 Annotation includes “holzschnitt [woodcut].”

81. Kathe Kollwitz (German, 1867-1945). Mutter Mit Kind Auf Dem Arm, 1916. Lithograph, von der Becke blind stamp in image lower centre, 32.5 x 18.7cm. Small tear to edge of upper margin, old mount burn. $1,350 Ref: Klipstein #132.

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85. Fernand Léger (French, 1881-1955). Les Illuminations. [Poems By Rimbaud], 1949. As issued, unbound letterpress book (French binding) with original paper wrappers, comprising 15 original lithographs, 13 with pochoir, all initialled in image lower right, stamped number “342” from an edition of 395 and signed in pencil and in ink by Léger and editor, Louis Grosclaude on colophon, 33 x 25cm (paper). In excellent condition. Fully illustrated on website. $5,500

84. Clare Leighton (Brit./Amer., 1898-1989). Gaspé Fisherman, c1949. Wood engraving, titled and signed in pencil in lower margin, text on mount lower left, with accompanying information sheet, 7.7 x 6.2cm. Tipped on original presentation mount, with envelope. $770 Text on mount reads “Gaspé Fisherman. An original wood-engraving by Clare Leighton is presented in a limited edition, exclusively for members of The Miniature Print Society, Box 355, Hicksville, N.Y [USA].”

83. Maude Langtree (Amer., active 1920s-40s). [The Visitor], c1937. Colour lithograph, signed in pencil in lower margin, 22.5 x 28.6cm. $990 Only a small edition of this print is known to have been produced.

82. Kathe Kollwitz (German, 1867-1945). Die Eltern Der Künstlerin (The Artist’s Parents), 1919. Lithograph, signed in pencil in lower margin, 31.6 x 47.5cm. Slight foxing, cockling, perfora-tions and mount burn to margins. $2,800 Ref: Klipstein #136.

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88. Boris Loret-Lorski (Lithuanian/American, 1894-1973). [Male Figure], c1929. Lithograph, signed in pencil in lower margin, 31.5 x 23.7cm. $1,250

87. Elyse Lord (Brit., 1900-1971). The Three Branches, c1920s. Pencil drawing with gouache, signed and titled in pencil above and below image, 41.2 x 31.4cm. Slight crinkles to edges. Framed. $2,900

86. André Lhote (French, 1885-1962). Puissances De Paris, 1951. As issued, unbound letterpress book (French binding) with original paper wrappers and exterior boards, including 18 original etchings by Lhote printed on paper watermarked “Les Bibliophiles de Palais” and “Marais”, each etching with letterpress text in black and red printed within the image, edition 5/200 in letterpress in colophon, 20.7 x 16.6cm (approx. each). Discolouration to

boards and paper wrappers. Fully illustrated on website. $2,900

André Lhote was Dorrit Black’s teacher.

The etchings are titled, as follows:

1. La rue Laferrière 10. La Place des Vosges2. La rue Soufflot 11. Le square de Cluny3. La rue du Havre 12. Le parc de Montmartre4. La rue Royale 13. Le square Parmentier5. La rue Montmartre 14. Le manège de cycles6. La Place de’l Europe 15. La foule au cinématographe7. La Place de la Trinité 16. Rassemblement devant la baraque8. La Place de’l Étoile 17. Le bal du 14 Juillet9. La Place de la Bastille 18. Le Bateau-Mouche

89. Man Ray (American, 1890-1976). Self-portrait, 1947. Letterpress block, signed and dated in reverse in block upper right, annotated “V”, editioned 13/20 and signed in pencil in lower margin, 19.9 x 15.7cm. Minor crinkle to right edge of image. $4,400 Ref: Anselmino #101.Very rare unrecorded printing from a letterpress block which is dated and signed in the image, unlike the standard issue which is a screenprint (without a visible signature and date in the image), and was produced in an edition of 100 in 1972.

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94. Kay Nielson (Danish, 1886-1957). [Self-portrait], c1920s. Pastel with pencil, signed lower left, 42 x 25.5cm. Repaired tear to upper left corner. $1,950Danish illustrator Nielsen was among an elite group of artists, that included Arthur Rackham and Edmund Dulac who were part of the “golden age of illustration” during the early part of the 20th century when elaborately illustrated books were popular.

93. Paul Nash (British, 1889-1946). [Futuristic Abstract Portrait], c1930s. Woodcut, Paul Nash Trust stamp in lower margin, 3.9 x 10.1cm. Old small label adhered to upper left corner verso. $990

92. Henry Moore (British, 1898-1986). Mother And Child V, 1983. Etching, aquatint and roulette, signed in plate lower left, annotated “PL V”, editioned 35/65 and signed in pencil in lower margin, 27.6 x 21.2cm. Minor foxing to image. $3,300Ref: Henry Moore: Mother and Child Etchings, 1988, p28.

91. Henry Moore (British, 1898-1986). Girl Doing Homework, 1924. Etching with aquatint, editioned 48/50 and signed in pencil in lower margin, 22.2 x 17.5cm. $3,300

90. Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954). [Female Portrait], c1947/1972. Lithograph in brown, 33.5 x 26.3cm. Framed. $1,650 This image was originally published in John-Antoine Nau, Poesies Antillaises, Mourlot, Paris, 1972.Ref: Duthuit #37.

95. Graham Noble Norwell (Canadian, 1901-1967). Lac Mineur Road [Quebec, Canada], c1930s. Crayon and watercolour on card, signed lower right, titled in pencil in an unknown hand verso, 31.9 x 37.1cm. Slight foxing and smudging, old mount burn. $990 Scottish-born painter Graham Norwell moved to Canada in 1914. He lived and worked in a number of places including Montreal, Kingston, Ottawa and Val-David.

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98. Martin Erich Philipp (German, 1887-1978). Neuhollandische Kasuare IV (New Holland Cassowaries IV), 1916. Etching, initialled “M.E.P.H.” and dated in plate lower right, titled and signed in pencil in lower margin, 15 x 24.8cm. Some foxing overall. $990

97. Martin Erich Philipp (German, 1887-1978). Kraniche: Studien Auf Der Platte (Cranes: Flatland Studies), 1912. Etching and roulette, initialled “M.E.P.H.” and dated in plate lower left, titled and signed in pencil in lower margin, 17.8 x 11.9cm. Slight foxing overall, minor paper loss verso. $880

96. Isidoro Ocampo (Mexican, 1910-1983). 10 Grabados En Madera (10 Woodcuts), 1941. Set of ten original woodcuts, each signed, dated “1941” or “1940” and sequentially numbered 1-10 in pencil in lower margin, plus two woodcut title pages, editioned 38/50 and signed in ink with letterpress date in Spanish on justification sheet, inscribed, signed and dated in Spanish in ink on cover page verso, sizes range from 3.6 x 8.8cm to 13.6 x 8.8cm (image); 31.5 x 23.5cm (folio). Each tipped on original cardboard backing, with worn and discoloured edges to folio. Fully illustrated on website. The set $4,400 Justification sheet includes “1st edition of 50. Mexico, DF, April 1948.”

Inscription reads “With great affection and warmth. To Rosalinda and her husband Hans. The Author. March 9, 1949.”

99. Martin Erich Philipp (German, 1887-1978). [Bird Of Prey] III, 1918. Etching, initialled “M.E.P.H.” and dated in plate lower left, titled in German and signed in pencil in lower margin, 29.7 x 19.7cm. Slight crease to centre of image. $880

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104. Leonard Squirrel (Brit., 1893-1979). Playford Hall, Suffolk, 1919. Etching, signed and dated in plate lower centre, titled and signed in pencil in lower margin, 18.9 x 28.2cm. Minor foxing, slight soiling and wear to margins. $660

103. Leonard Squirrel (Brit., 1893-1979). Campsea Ashe, Suffolk, 1914. Etching, signed and dated in plate lower left, titled and signed in pencil in lower margin, 10.1 x 25.3cm. Foxing to margins. $660

102. William Allen Seaby (Brit., 1867-1953). [Goats With Two Kids], c1920s. Colour woodcut, monogrammed in block lower right and signed in pencil in lower margin, 22.2 x 31.2cm. Old mount burn and tape to edges. $880

101. William Allen Seaby (British, 1867-1953). [Swans In Flight], c1920s. Colour wood cut, monogrammed in block lower left, editioned 2 [?]/ 100 and signed in pencil in lower margin, 21.5 x 33.9cm. Faint edition and signature, minor mount burn and glue remnants to margins. $880

100. Leon Schnell (German, 1888-1961). [Palazzo Ca’d’Oro, Venice], c1920s. Etching, signed in pencil in lower margin, titled with artist’s name in pencil in an unknown hand on original mount below image, 18.3 x 24.9cm. Slight foxing to margins. $660 Palazzo Ca’d’Oro is also known as Santa Sofia.

105. Leonard Squirrel (Brit., 1893-1979). Quiet Noon, Southwold, 1920. Etching, signed and dated in plate lower left, titled and signed in pencil in lower margin, 20.2 x 31.6cm. Slight foxing overall. $660

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109. Pierre Tal-Coat (French, 1905-1985). [Abstract Form], c1970s. Lithograph, signed and editioned 123/130 in pencil in image lower left, 56.3 x 47cm. Some crinkles, slight foxing and soling overall. $770 Pierre Tal-Coat (né Pierre Louis Jacob) is considered to be one of the founders of Tachisme, a French style of abstract painting. Tachisme originated from a reaction to Cubism and is characterized by spontaneous brushwork, drips and blobs of paint straight from the tube.

108. Leonard Squirrel (Brit., 1893-1979). Stoke-By-Nayland, Suffolk, 1929. Aquatint with etching, signed and dated in plate lower left, titled, signed and editioned 4/40 in pencil in lower margin, 21.9 x 33.4cm. Minor foxing, old mount burn. $770

107. Leonard Squirrel (British, 1893-1979). A Little Boat-house, Dedham, c1920s. Etching, signed and titled in plate lower left to right, titled and signed in pencil in lower margin, 15.3 x 20.7cm. Slight foxing overall. $660Squirrel was an etcher and painter of mainly landscapes and architectural views. He studied at the Slade School and won scholarships and medals for his printmaking early in his career. Squirrel is not well known for his prints, due to their scarcity.

106. Leonard Squirrel (Brit., 1893-1979). Blythburgh, Suffolk, c1920s. Etching, initialled and titled in plate lower left to right, titled and signed in pencil in lower margin, 15.1 x 23.2cm. Slight foxing overall. $660

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111. Guglielmo Sansoni Tato (Italian, 1896-1974). La Festa Dei Gagliardetti; La Marcia Su Roma, and Pavillon Doré, c1925. Group of three colour lithographs, post-card format, mounted together, each signed in image lower left or right, letterpress text including title in right border and verso, 9 x 13.9cm (each card). Slight soiling, minor wear to edges. The group $3,900

The text in Italian includes “Movi-mento Futurista Italiano. Pittore Tato Futurista… Casa Editrice Ballerini & Fratini – Firenze (31).”

(a) Text after title includes “Fantasia futurfascista.”

(b) Text after title includes “Proprietà di S.E. Benito Mussolini.”

(c) Text includes “Terza Biennale Romana 1925.”

110. La España de Franco… Nuestra Lucha [Franco’s Spain. Our Fight], 1938. Set of 15 original lithographs, some initialled or signed in image lower left or right, all with captions mostly in lower margins, titled and dated on cover, sizes range from 25.3 x 21cm to 26.3 x 46.3cm (approx each image); 32.7 x 24cm (booklet). Cover soiled and worn, otherwise in good condition. Fully illustrated on website. The set $4,400 Title in Spanish includes “15 lithographs by Raul Anguiano, Luis Arenal, Xavier Guerrero, Leopoldo Mendez. Del Taller de Grafica Popular. Mexico 1938.” Text in Spanish throughout booklet includes “’Our

fight [political lithographic series].’ These lithographs document Franco’s Spain even though we know well that Spain is momentarily dominated by Germany and Italy. These artists want to document the fight against Fascism…”

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112. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec: 1864-1901, Peintre, Vol. I and Dessins, Estampes, Affiches, Vol. II, 1898/1926 & 1927. Pair of soft-cover letterpress books with original paper wrappers, each containing three original drypoints in two states (black and bistre), each volume stamped with number “149” from an edition of 200 on colophon, 26.2 x 20.5 x 6cm. Fully illustrated on the website. $6,600 Text by Maurice Joyant, published by H. Floury, éditeur, Paris. Ref: Adriani #242-246, 248.

Toulouse-Lautrec only produced nine drypoint images during his lifetime; six of these are presented here:(a) Charles Maurin(b) Francis Jourdain(c) Explorer Jean-Joseph Vicomte de Brettes (?)(d) Henry Somm(e) W.H.B. Sands, Edinburgh Publisher(f) Portrait of Monsieur X

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115. Edouard Vuillard (French, 1868-1940). Le Square Vintimille, 1937/later printing. Drypoint, signed in plate lower right, 33.8 x 25.7cm. $1,100 View from the artist’s balcony. Ref: Roger-Marx #66.

114. Théo van Rysselberghe (Belgian, 1862-1926). Boulogne La Nuit, 1900. Etching, titled and dated in plate below image, 24.7 x 30.1cm. $1,450

113. Felix Vallotton (Swiss/French, 1865-1925). Crimes Et Châtiments (Crime And Punishment), 1902. Periodical containing 23 original colour lithographs, each initialled in image lower left or right and captioned in French below image, 26.8 x 20.5cm (approx. each); 32.4 x 25.5cm (periodical). Discolouration and chips to edges. Fully illustrated on website. $3,800 Extremely rare special issue of L’Assiette Au Beurre, (No. 48, 1902), a satirical weekly founded in 1901.

116. W. L. Wyllie (Brit., 1851-1931). Deptford, 1924. Hand-coloured etching, publisher’s line with date in plate lower left, signed and titled in pencil in lower margin, 16.3 x 38cm. $1,650 Publisher’s line includes “London. Pub. June 2nd 1924 by R. Dunthorne & Son, 5 Vigo Street, W.”

117. C.L. Yonge. [Polar Bear With Fish], c1930s. Colour linocut, editioned 11/20 and signed in pencil in lower margin, 24 x 22.7cm. Old tape remnants to corners, old creases. $990